Switching circuit for implementing coupling at random end of train

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9682714-B2
Application number	US-201515120474-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2015
Priority date	Nov 27, 2014
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A switching circuit for implementing coupling at a random end of a train includes a coupling change-over switch which includes a switching position, a normal position, and a disconnected position. The coupling change-over switch includes a group of terminals A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H that are related to a train running direction signal. The terminals A and C are connected to each other, as well as the terminals E and G, the terminals B and H and the terminals D and F. The pair terminals A and C and the pair of terminals E and G act as terminals of forward and backward running signal train control lines respectively. The pair of terminals B and H and the pair of terminals D and F are connected to terminals of forward and backward running signal wires of a train electric coupler connector respectively.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A switching circuit for implementing coupling at a random end of a train, comprising a coupling change-over switch, wherein the coupling change-over switch comprises a group of terminals A, B C, D, E, F, G and H relating to a train running direction signal, the terminals A and C are connected to each other, and act as a terminal of a forward running signal train control wire, the terminals E and G are connected to each other, and act as a terminal of a backward running signal train control wire, the terminals B and H in the coupling change-over switch are connected to each other, and are connected to a terminal of a forward running signal wire of a train electric coupler connector, and the terminals D and F in the coupling change-over switch are connected to each other, and are connected to a terminal of a backward running signal wire of the train electric coupler connector; and
the coupling change-over switch has three positions comprising a switching position, a normal position and a disconnection position, the terminals C and D are connected to each other and the terminals G and H are connected to each other in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the switching position, the terminals A and B are connected to each other and the terminals E and F are connected to each other in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the normal position, and all of the terminals A, B C, D, E, F, G and H are disconnected in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the disconnection position.

2. The switching circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling change-over switch further comprises a group of terminals I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P relating to a door opening signal, the terminals I and K are connected to each other, and act as a terminal of a left door opening train control wire, the terminals M and O are connected to each other, and act as a terminal of a right door opening train control wire, the terminals J and P in the coupling change-over switch are connected to each other, and are connected to a terminal of a left door opening signal wire of the train electric coupler connector, and the terminals L and N in the coupling change-over switch are connected to each other, and are connected to a terminal of a right door opening signal wire of the train electric coupler connector; and
the terminals K and L are connected to each other and the terminals O and P are connected to each other in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the switching position, the terminals I and J are connected to each other and the terminals M and N are connected to each other in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the normal position, and all of the terminals I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P are disconnected in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the disconnection position.

3. The switching circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the coupling change-over switch further comprises a group of terminals Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X relating to a door closing signal, the terminals Q and S are connected to each other, and act as a terminal of a left door closing train control wire, the terminals U and W are connected to each other, and act as a terminal of a right door closing train control wire, the terminals R and X in the coupling change-over switch are connected to each other, and are connected to a terminal of a left door closing signal wire of the train electric coupler connector, and the terminals T and V in the coupling change-over switch are connected to each other, and are connected to a terminal of a right door closing signal wire of the train electric coupler connector; and
the terminals S and T are connected to each other and the terminals W and X are connected to each other in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the switching position, the terminals Q and R are connected to each other and the terminals U and V are connected to each other in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the normal position, and all of the terminals Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X are disconnected in a case that the coupling change-over switch is turned to the disconnection position.

4. The switching circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling change-over switch further comprises several groups of terminals relating to directional control signals, and connections between the terminals in each of the groups and between the terminals and terminals of related signal wires of the train electric coupler connector are the same as the connections of the group of terminals as defined in claim 1 .

5. The switching circuit according to claim 4 , wherein the directional control signal comprises a front pantograph control signal, a back pantograph control signal, a left train door all closed interlocking signal, a right train door all closed interlocking signal, a left train door zero speed signal and a right train door zero speed signal.

6. The switching circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the coupling change-over switch further comprises several groups of terminals relating to directional control signals, and connections between the terminals in each of the groups and between the terminals and terminals of related signal wires of the train electric coupler connector are the same as the connections of the group of terminals as defined in claim 2 .

7. The switching circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the directional control signal comprises a front pantograph control signal, a back pantograph control signal, a left train door all closed interlocking signal, a right train door all closed interlocking signal, a left train door zero speed signal and a right train door zero speed signal.

8. The switching circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the coupling change-over switch further comprises several groups of terminals relating to directional control signals, and connections between the terminals in each of the groups and between the terminals and terminals of related signal wires of the train electric coupler connector are the same as the connections of the group of terminals as defined in claim 3 .

9. The switching circuit according to claim 8 , wherein the directional control signal comprises a front pantograph control signal, a back pantograph control signal, a left train door all closed interlocking signal, a right train door all closed interlocking signal, a left train door zero speed signal and a right train door zero speed signal.

Assignees

• Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Qiang
• Jiao Jinghai
• Zhang Huiqing

Classifications

• B61C17/00 Primary

  Arrangement or disposition of parts; Details or accessories not otherwise provided for; Use of control gear and control systems · CPC title

• B60L5/24

  Pantographs · CPC title